Importance of Nutrition

At OXCM our goal is to provide fresh, local, healthy food options to individuals and families in our community! One reason we believe food is important is because a healthy well-balanced diet full of essential nutrients, combined with exercise, can lead to improved health outcomes. Want to learn more about why nutrition is important? Watch the videos linked below for tips on a healthy diet, disease prevention, and to learn about the impact of food on our bodies and our environment.

You can also check out our pages on Nutrition Basics, Nutrition for Parents, and The Truth Behind Dieting.

Forget the latest disease in the news: Cardiovascular disease kills more people than everything else combined -- and it's mostly preventable. Dr. Dean Ornish explains how changing our eating habits can save lives.

In this fiery and funny talk, New York Times food writer Mark Bittman weighs in on what's wrong with the way we eat now (too much meat, too few plants; too much fast food, too little home cooking), and why it's putting the entire planet at risk.

When it comes to what you bite, chew and swallow, your choices have a direct and long-lasting effect on the most powerful organ in your body: your brain. So which foods cause you to feel so tired after lunch? Or so restless at night? Mia Nacamulli takes you into the brain to find out.

Dean Ornish talks about simple, low-tech and low-cost ways to take advantage of the body's natural desire to heal itself.

The bacteria in our guts can break down food the body can't digest, produce important nutrients, regulate the immune system, and protect against harmful germs. And while we can't control all the factors that go into maintaining a healthy gut microbiome, we can manipulate the balance of our microbes by paying attention to what we eat.

The world's leading raw, vegan Chef revealed the real Fountain of Youth and provided a wakeup call that if you are sick, or not feeling well, it's probably of your own doing.